F1 classification: Hamilton takes pole and Sainz and Alonso will have to come back | Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton wants to continue to reign in Formula 1 despite everything. The Brit had never achieved pole position at Imola, but the day came. 99th pole for the seven-time world champion, who won the battle against a Max Verstappen who will start from third position, behind his teammate Sergio Pérez, the great surprise of the session. Spectacular classification of the Emilia Romagna Formula 1 Grand Prix with the bad news of the result of the Spanish drivers. Complicated qualification for Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz, especially for the Ferrari driver. Both were overtaken by their teammates and could not pass the cut of Q2: the Asturian, who had it very difficult, will start from 15th position and Carlos Sainz disappointed and will start 11th after suffering a lot on the last lap of Q2. HAMILTON TAKES POLE! It’s the 99th pole position of his career 🤩 Perez and Verstappen complete the top three! #ImolaGP 🇮🇹 # F1 pic.twitter.com/ciLWHNUBj0 – Formula 1 (@ F1) April 17, 2021 Tsunoda accident in Q1 the season at Imola after the respectful minute of silence in Formula 1 by the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away last week. The expectation was maximum: the session started with one of the tightest pole battles in recent years on the horizon. The challenge for Lewis Hamilton was to beat Max Verstappen and get his first pole at Imola. For his part, Fernando Alonso wanted to repeat the feat of getting into Q3 and Carlos Sainz to get as close to Leclerc after a few days of good feeling with the car.The session had started a few minutes ago when Yuki Tsunoda caused the fourth red flag of the race. Weekend.The petite Japanese entered turn 15 late and blew up his AlphaTauri on his first timed lap, which will start from last position in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. In addition to Tsunoda, the two Haas – Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher – and the two Alfa Romeos – Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi – were left out in Q1. Great job for the Williamses, with the two British team drivers passing the cut. For his part, Fernando Alonso surpassed Q1 at the limit, finishing in 15th position in a final that surely stopped the hearts of many Spaniards. Hit the Spaniards in Q2 It was not a good qualifying session for the Spanish drivers. It was very difficult for Fernando Alonso to go to Q3 and finally he could not repeat the good result of qualifying in Bahrain and will start from 15th position this Sunday. We could hope for the Asturian, but the surprise was the elimination of Carlos Sainz in Q2 after a somewhat discouraging last lap. The Spanish driver finished 11th and signs his first disappointment as a Ferrari driver. 😔 What a pity! @ Carlossainz55 is left out by 6 hundredths and @alo_oficial also could not go to Q3 Tomorrow for the comeback! # ImolaDAZNF1 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/wXWYrHHOQ4 – DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) April 17, 2021 Yes, the two companions of the Spanish pilots, both Esteban Ocon and Charles Leclerc, passed Q2. Also, George Russell, Sebastian Vettel and Nicholas Latifi were left out in Q2. Very good result for the Williamses, who started on medium tires and came close to completing a miracle. The battle of Q3 promised to be spectacular:a Norris flying over the asphalt of Imola – surprised by his difference with Ricciardo – threatened to be the guest in the fight between Max Verstappen and the two Mercedes. Hamilton achieves a very close pole The battle promised to be very beautiful and it was. In the absence of six minutes to know the final result, the first round of Q3 ended with provisional pole for a Lewis Hamilton who wanted to change his story at Imola. The Red Bulls were very close, with Verstappen in second and the surprise of Checo Pérez on the podium provisionally. For his part, Lando Norris was fourth ahead of Valtteri Bottas. All this in the absence of the last round of the classification of the Emilia Romagna Formula 1 Grand Prix. Formula 1 is beautiful this season. The last round was just as good as the previous one and with the same protagonist in the first position: Lewis Hamilton . Things have changed in the premier class of motorsport, but the Briton continues to win. Terrible pity for Lando Norris, whose lap was invalidated for exceeding the limits of the circuit. The big surprise was that of Checo Pérez, who will start from second position in Imola with Verstappen behind him. The Mexican sent a strong message to those who believed that Mad Max would not have a rival in Red Bull: this is how the classification of the Emilia Romagna GP remained1. Lewis Hamilton (1.14.411) 2. Sergio Pérez 3. Max Verstappen 4. Charles Leclerc 5. Pierre Gasly 6. Daniel Ricciardo 7. Lando Norris 8. Valtteri Bottas 9. Esteban Ocon 10. Lance Stroll 11. Carlos Sainz 12. George Russell 13. Sebastian Vettel 14. Nicholas Latifi 15. Fernando Alonso 16. Kimi Raikkonen 17. Antonio Giovinazzi 18. Mick Schumacher 19. Nikita Mazepin 20. Yuki Tsunoda
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An exciting line-up for Sunday’s race!#ImolaGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/y6C3A6j33T
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